Where does “halskæde” come from?

halskæde (Danish) comes from Danish kæde, from Middle Low German kede, from Latin catēna, from Proto-Indo-European kat- — cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

halskæde (Danish): necklace

Definitions

  1. necklace

Ancestry of “halskæde”, step by step

halskæde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish kæde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkædechain; line; to link
2Middle Low Germankede—
3Latincatēnachain
4Proto-Indo-Europeankat-cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

via Danish hals

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhalsthroat; neck; indefinite genitive singular of hal
2Old Norsehálsneck, part of the forecastle or bow of a ship
3Proto-Germanichalsazneck, throat
4Proto-Indo-Europeankólsos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kat- →Every word from Latin catēna →Every word from Middle Low German kede →